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USGS ak000126digo

23 Jan 2000, 08:42

190 km E of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.5 mw earthquake at 27.8 km depth.

Depth27.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 190 km E of Chiniak, Alaska?

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57.569900, -149.091100

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

ak000126digo

Coordinates

57.5699, -149.0911

Network

ak

Significance

465